forestnoun [ C or U ]
uk/ˈfɒr.ɪst/us/ˈfɔːr.ɪst/A2 a large area of land covered with trees and plants, usually larger than a wood, or the trees and plants themselves:
the Black Forest
The children got lost in the forest.
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- The campsite is set in the middle of a pine forest.
- They were campaigning against the destruction of the rain forest.
- A fierce fire is still raging through the forest, burning everything in its path.
- Her legs were covered in scratches and bruises after her walk through the forest.
- Tropical rain forests used to cover 10% of the earth's surface.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Forestry
- afforestation
- arborist
- brushwood
- cut sth down
- deforestation
- flitch
- forested
- forester
- glade
- grove
- jungle
- logging
- logjam
- old growth
- ranger
- saw sth down
- spinney
- the timberline
- tree-lined
- wooded
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Idiom(s)
not see the forest for the trees